Tom and Jerry are ready to play cat and mouse once more. Warner Bros. are set to remake "Tom and Jerry" and "Scooby Doo" next year.
汤姆和杰瑞的猫鼠大战要重现江湖了。华纳电影公司将在明年翻拍《猫和老鼠》与《史酷比》电影。
Warner Bros. has big ambitions for its
animation1 division, and the studio has zeroed in on the talent to help
steer2 the ship on two popular properties.
Sources tell Variety that Warners and Warner Animation Group (WAG) are in
negotiations3 with Tim Story to direct the new "Tom and Jerry" live-action/
animated4 hybrid5.
The studio has also brought on "
Harry6 Potter" filmmaker Chris Columbus as creative producer on the new "Scooby-Doo" animated movie.
Tom and Jerry began as a series of long-running shorts in 1940, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The series centered around the exploits of a cat, Tom, and his
relentless7 arguments and
tussles8 with Jerry, a mouse.
The cat and mouse pair, till date,
remains9 one of the most popular in pop culture consciousness.
Seven of the shorts, released by MGM, won Oscars from 1943-53.